I'm trying to use a digital delay to double a lead vocal (ie make it sound like the singer is doubling himself) and I'm having problems making it sound natural. What is the typical way to do this?
I have my delay set at 3 milliseconds, with equal parts original and delayed signal. This sounds right when he's speaking, but when he starts singing it gets a really robotic quality. It seems like I need to add some EQ to get back the clarity in the sibilants of the voice - I've been boosting at about 8K and this helps, but something else is making it sound really artificial and cold. What am I not doing? What EQ changes do you normally apply to a delayed vocal vs. a dry one?
I have my delay set at 3 milliseconds, with equal parts original and delayed signal. This sounds right when he's speaking, but when he starts singing it gets a really robotic quality. It seems like I need to add some EQ to get back the clarity in the sibilants of the voice - I've been boosting at about 8K and this helps, but something else is making it sound really artificial and cold. What am I not doing? What EQ changes do you normally apply to a delayed vocal vs. a dry one?